Fresh
"Bernie' isn't a monumental film, but it is a finely tuned character study with some nice innovations.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Bernie
A story so unbelievable it must be true.
2012 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Overview
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Director and cast
- Richard Linklater Director
- Jack Black as Bernie Tiede
- Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent
- Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson
- Brady Coleman as Scrappy Holmes
- Gary Teague as Neighborhood Onlooker
- Richard Robichaux as Lloyd Hornbuckle
- Rick Dial as Don Leggett
- Brandon Smith as Sheriff Huckabee
- Larry Jack Dotson as Rev. Woodard
- Dale Dudley as Jerry
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The question of why the law must always be upheld, regardless of consequences, gives this light, amiable movie a surprising heft and weight.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Bernie has chuckles, but it's hardly riotous. And this is a good thing.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
Propelled by a perfectly cast trio of stars whose eccentricities shine in singular character roles, Bernie is charmer.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Black is terrific. Rather than winking at the audience, he plays Bernie as a guy who's thoroughly unaware that there's anything unconventional about his behavior.
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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